Person in custody after man, 45, found fatally stabbed in Brooklyn apartment: NYPD

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NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- Officials are investigating after a man was found fatally stabbed inside of a Brooklyn apartment on Thursday evening, authorities said.

Just after 7 p.m., police responded to a 911 call of an assault in progress at 641 Crown Street in Crown Heights where officers observed the victim with stab wounds to the chest.

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EMS rushed the man to NYC Health & Hospitals/Kings County, where he was pronounced dead.

A 40-year-old man was taken into custody, and an investigation remains ongoing.

The identity of the deceased is pending proper family notification.

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